Richard Pryor: The Warner Bros. Albums (1974–1983)

(Includes four Grammy Award–winning Best Comedy Albums) Variously deemed by his fellow funnymen as "the seminal comedian of the last 50 years" (Bob Newhart) and "the Picasso of our profession" (Jerry Seinfeld), Richard Pryor received the inaugural Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize in 1998 and is remembered for his trenchant yet intimate comedy performances. "Richard Pryor drew the line between comedy and tragedy as thin as one could possibly paint it," noted Bill Cosby. This boxed set from Rhino Entertainment presents six Richard Pryor albums released in the 1970s and early 80s—including the double album Wanted: Richard Pryor, Live in Concert—as audio CDs in miniature reproductions of their original vinyl album covers.